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(No Model.)

W. T. MOPARLANE.

GIRTH FASTENER.

No. 449,492. Patented Mar. 31, 1891.

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GIRTH-FAASTQENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,492, dated March 31, 1891.

Application filed July 10, 1890. Serial No. 358,241. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM THOMAS MO- FARLANE, of Stockton, in the county of Tooele and Territory of Utah, have invented a new and Improved Girth-Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved girth-fastener adapted for general purposes, and which is simple and durable in construction, self-adj usting and self-locking, and readily tightened or loosened without the use of buckles.

The invention consists of a handled arm adapted to be connected with the saddle-tree and a strap secured by one end to the said arm passing twice through a frame connected with the belly-band, and also passing twice through the said arm.

This invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same as closed, and Fig. 3 is a like View of the same as opened.

The improved girth-fastener A is provided with an arm B, having one of its ends formed into a hook 0, adapted to be hooked onto a ring D, secured to the saddle-tree in the usual manner. The other or lower end of the arm B is formed into a handle E,and between the said handle and thehook O the arm is opened and provided with transverse bars F and G and G. On the uppermost bar F is secured one end of a strap 11, extending downward and passing under a cross-bar I, secured in an open frame J, connected by suitable links K with one end of the belly-band L, the other end of the latter being fastened to the saddletree on the opposite side to the ring D. The strap 1-1, after passing under the crossbar I, extends upward and passes over the crossbar G of the arm B, and then extends downward and passes under a second cross-bar N,

formed on the frame J above its cross-bar I. The free end of the strap H then extends upward loosely and over the cross-bar G next to the bar F, as is plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

In order to fasten the saddle on the animal, the operator hooks the arm 13 into the ring D, and then pulls on the free end of the strap H, hanging outside of arm B, until the desired tightening of the belly-band has been obtained. The strap H is locked in place by cross-bar G on account of the several layers of the strap lying closeto each other and a pull being exerted in line with the strap.

When the operator desires to loosen the belly-band, he takes hold of the handle E and swings the latter ou tward-into position shown in Fig. 3, which simple process unlocks the fastening of strap H by reversing the pull on same, thereby loosening the belly-band at once Without any additional procedure, and when it is desired to remove the saddle the arm B can be conveniently uuhooked and the saddle removed.

Thus it will be seen that the fastener is very simple and durable in construction, can be readily applied and readily tightened or loosened whenever desired. As no buckles are used, chafing or otherwise injuring the animal is entirely prevented. The cross-bars G, N, and I are preferably provided with friction-rollers to ease the movement of the band H.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A girth-fastener comprising an arm provided with a hook adapted to be hooked onto a saddle-tree, a strap secured by one end on said arm, and a frame separate and independent of and below said arm and having cross-bars under which passes the said strap, whicnlatter also passes over cross-bars in said alum-substantially as shown and described.

2. A girth-fastener comprising a handled arm having a hook adapted to be hooked on the saddle-tree, and also provided with crossbars, a strap secured by one end to one of the said cross-bars and adapted to pass over the other cross-bar, and a frame connected with the belly-band and provided with cross-bars under which passes the said strap, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a girth-fastener for general application, the combination, with a handled arm having cross-bars and a hook adapted to engage the saddle-tree or any other object, of a strap secured by one end to one of the said cross-bars of the said arm, a frame having cross-bars under which passes the said strap, [0 which latter also passes over the second crossbar on the said arm, and links for connecting the said frame with the belly-band, substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM THOMAS MCFARLANE. Witnesses:

SAMUEL MoDoWALL, ALEXANDER ROGERS. 

